AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson, however, has countered that notion and said he was never under pressure to spin off CNN. Historically, it's rare for the government to successfully block vertical mergers.

AT&T responded in a statement, calling the lawsuit "a radical and inexplicable departure from decades of antitrust precedent". Now, CNBChas reported that the DOJ has issued the suit today.

The lawsuit is the first major challenge to a merger by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized Time Warner's CNN news unit and announced his opposition to the deal previous year, saying it would concentrate too much power in AT&T's hands.

The Justice Department's lawsuit cited internal Time Warner documents that said long-term contracts to host live sporting events like college basketball and baseball would help allow it to achieve "targeted rate increases".

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Fox News made much of the revived scandal on Monday and the prospects of Sessions summoning general counsel to investigate. Campbell said he wants to testify out of concern for Russia's involvement in the US , and declined to elaborate.

Apple had announced earlier that its HomePod wireless speaker will be sold at $349and would be available by December this year. Apple promises to focus on providing a more premier speaker experience with the HomePod to help justify the price with.

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Those who are looking for a way to come back, they can discretely contact us on our helplines", said Hassan. An Indian Air Force Garud was also killed and one army soldier injured in the operation, he said.

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